People
Who led the Mongols to success through brutal military strength?
Genghis Khan
Where did Russia receive the Eastern Orthodox religion and Cyrillic alphabet?
Byzantine Empire
What is one writing system the 1st civilizations developed in order to record their history?
Cuneiform or hieroglyphics
Why was the Renaissance a turning point?
People started using humanism and reason instead of the church
During which period did humans first settle in one place?
Neolithic Revolution
Who created the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold path?
Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
Which group of people left northern Africa in search of better farmland?
Bantu
Which invention- AND BY WHO - was used to spread ideas about the Protestant Reformation and increased European literacy rates?
Gutenberg's printing press
Define Cultural Diffusion and give an example that we have studied
Spread of ideas between 2 different places
Colombian exchange, silk road etc..
What type of Government existed during the Pax Romana?
Republic
What was the major effect of Marco Polo's voyages?
Europe started exploring/trading with China on the Silk Road
Name on piece of evidence that the Native Americans were thriving despite their geography
Inca Terrace Farming
Aztec floating city
Who used a massive fleet of ships to explore the coast of Africa and Asia and to collect tributes?
Zheng He
Define mercantilism. Who benefited, who suffered?
Mother country uses colonies to provide raw materials, they sell back manufactured goods
Mother country gets wealthy, colony suffers
The Golden Age of which religion is responsible for creating calligraphy, Aladdin, modern math and science ideas?
Islam
What did John Locke believe in?
Natural Rights- life, liberty and property
Describe Triangular trade
3 places: Africa, Americas and Europe
Africa gives slaves to Americas
Americas give raw materials to Europe
Europe sells manufactured goods to Africa
List two things the Tang and Song Dynasties created
Gunpowder, wood block printing, paper, compass
What was the code of conduct for European knights? What was the code of conduct for Japanese samurai?
Chivalry, Bushido
What Hindu structure limits the mobility (movement between social classes) of the untouchables?
Caste System
Who was Niccolo Machiavelli? What did he support?
Italian, wrote The Prince (better to be feared or loved), supported absolutism
Name the rivers in each of the 4 River Valley Civilizations we covered this semester
China- Yellow River (Huang He)
India- Indus and Ganges
Mesopotamia- Tigris and Euphrates
Egypt- Nile
Define the Mandate of Heaven and explain how it could be lost
Belief that a Chinese Emperor was selected by gods
Natural Disaster, Peasant revolt, invaders, bandits
Put these in order:
Crusades, Fall of Rome, Athenian Golden Age, Renaissance
Athenian Golden Age
Fall of Rome
Crusades
Renaissance
Which Golden Age (besides Rome) led to the development of roads?
Han Dynasty